TRAINING

Training 1. Sunday 2 October 2005 – 10am – 2.30pm London

HIV and Skin Workshop

When can you use complementary therapies on skin conditions, and when should you not? What are the risks of dissemination or secondary infections? What are the risks of transmission to practitioners? What are the treatments on offer? A much requested seminar, essential to all complementary therapists whether they work with skin to skin contact or not, this workshop will cover the causes and progression of a range of skin conditions, including reasons for particular “dramatic” manifestations, such as:

• Inflammatory dermatoses associated with HIV infection • Infestations
• Staphylococcal and other bacterial infections • Cutaneous drug eruptions
• Viral & Fungal infections • Side effects of anti-retroviral therapy

Trainer: Dr Lesley Navartne
Dr. Lesley Navaratne has been working in HIV for 10 years. She is fully accredited in GUM and HIV medicine and is currently working as a specialist registrar at St.Thomas Hospital, London. She is also working in Family planning and is setting up the first HIV testing service in a family planning clinic in London. Her main area of interest is in women's issues with HIV, family planning, and community STI services.

Training 2. Sunday 6 November 2005 – 9.30am – 5pm London

Drug Misuse Training Day

This course will provide you with a basic awareness of drug use and the presentation of problematic and recreational drug users. You will learn about the benefits of complementary therapies to this client group and gain insight and knowledge in working and interacting with this client group.

Trainer: Katy Porter
Katy Porter is the Service Manager of City road residential care home which provides short-term support and treatment to drug users in crisis. The project has incorporated complementary therapies into their care for the past 12 years and Katy has been involved in the training of complementary therapists in working with this client group for the past 3 years.

Training 3. Sunday 4 December 2005 – 10am – 2.30pm London

Bereavement Workshop

How do we live through bereavement? What are some ways of thinking about bereavement, which will help professionals to best approach and support the bereaved? How can we best respond to people who are bereaved when we are not in a counseling role? This workshop will offer some communication tools to help practitioners approaching this often-delicate issue.

Trainer: Martine Renoux
Martine Renoux qualified as an integrative psychotherapist in 1987 and has been working for the trust supporting and training complementary health practitioners since 1994. She has a private practice in North London.

If you wish to receive more details on the content of the courses please see booking form for contact details.

How to book

Please send back the reply slip below, by 1st of September for Training 1
Please send back the reply slip below, by 3rd of October for Training 2
Please send back the reply slip below, by 1st of November for Training 3

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided for full day training and refreshments will be provided for half day training

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Costs

These training courses are free to all volunteer CHT practitioners.
Costs for Non CHT practitioners are outlined below. Cheques should be made payable to: Complementary Health Trust and Payment(s) received by deadline dates above.
No refunds will be offered with less than a week’s notice cancellation.

Places are limited; we recommend that you book early. We allocate places on a first come first serve basis.

CHT Training

Complementary Health Trust, P O Box 32879, London, N1 3QX.
Telephone 020 7704 1555 Email: info@comphealth.org.uk

If you would like to attend any of our trainings please contact:
Elizabeth Najjuma, Administrator,
Complementary Health Trust,
PO Box 32879, London, N1 3QX
Telephone: 020 7704 1555 Email: info@comphealth.org.uk